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INO News - Wed Nov 4, 7:55 am ET
(AP:MANILA, Philippines) A Philippines effort to import 275,000 tons (250,000 metric tons) of rice to make up for shortages caused by back-to-back storms has elicited the lowest offers from South Korean and Vietnamese companies, the government said Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - 24 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell for the first time in five days after a bigger-than-forecast decline in German investor confidence overshadowed earnings from HSBC Holdings Plc, the region’s biggest bank.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 7 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and wheat declined on speculation some investors may be locking in gains after prices jumped in Chicago yesterday and as crude oil dropped, reducing the appeal of crops processed to make biofuels.
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Bloomberg - 44 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fluctuated after earnings from HSBC Holdings Plc, the region’s biggest bank, offset a bigger-than-forecast decline in German investor confidence.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:10 pm ET
As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 836 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 8:49 pm ET
At first glance, Giuseppe Oglio's farm near Milan looks like it's suffering from neglect. Weeds run rampant amid the rice fields and clover grows unchecked around his millet crop.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 55 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Corn, soybeans and wheat declined on speculation some investors may be locking in gains after prices jumped in Chicago yesterday and as crude oil dropped, reducing the appeal of crops processed to make biofuels.
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KTVA Anchorage - Mon Nov 9, 10:10 pm ET
The Coast Guard is searching for a 21 year-old Filipino crewman reported missing from the 754-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel Corona Infinity 40 miles north of Dutch Harbor Sunday.
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Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 1:35 am ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Philippine tycoon Manuel Pangilinan may have beaten San Miguel Corp. in a six-month battle for control of Manila Electric Co. , the nation’s largest utility.
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Human Rights Watch - Mon Nov 9, 9:59 pm ET
Clinton should stress to Arroyo that the US is gravely concerned about the inadequate efforts to investigate and prosecute military personnel responsible for extrajudicial killings.
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KTVF Fairbanks - Mon Nov 9, 8:30 pm ET
The Coast Guard is searching for a Filipino crewman missing from a cargo ship north of Dutch Harbor.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 6:20 am ET
Manila - Five police officers were killed Monday in an attack by communist rebels in an eastern Philippine province, a regional military commander said. Two police officers were also injured in the ambush in Bulan town in Sorsogon province, 390 kilom...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 6:02 pm ET
The United States said Monday it would no longer allow its row with Myanmar to hold its ties with Southeast Asia hostage, as President Barack Obama geared up for his debut official visit to the region.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 4:51 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks climbed for a fifth day as earnings from HSBC Holdings Plc, the region’s biggest bank, overshadowed concern a report may show German investor confidence retreated for a second month.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 45 minutes ago
HONG KONG----Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. , a leading technology and solutions provider to the Pan-Asian gaming industry, today reported operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 and reviewed recent corporate progress.